Officials said there is no clear evidence at this time that an explosion happened but said it may have been started by a propane tank.
Howard Breen is on day 29 of his hunger strike to get a meeting with Minister of Forests Katrine Conroy. Vic Brice is on day six of his hunger strike.
Pre-entry COVID-19 tests are required for partially vaccinated or unvaccinated travellers ages 12 and older who are currently eligible to travel to Canada, Ottawa said on Friday.
Protesters also blocked traffic on the Ironworkers Bridge last Thursday and some drivers became so frustrated they dragged the protesters to the side of the bridge themselves.
The City of Vancouver says Water Street will be closed to vehicle traffic between Carrall and Abbott streets for five weeks to facilitate the demolition of the Winters Hotel.
Sunwing said it has had 15 flights successfully depart since Monday, with more flights departing Tuesday, but more delays are still expected.
The group says 80 of its supporters have been arrested in a series of similar blockades on Highway 1 on the North Shore and in Burnaby, Victoria and Revelstoke since January.
Five people have been hospitalized and many more displaced from their homes after flames broke out late Monday morning in the Gastown neighbourhood.
Amber Bracken, a freelance photojournalist who is based in Edmonton, captured the photo of red dresses hung on crosses along a roadside to commemorate the children who died.